Mr. Holland's Opus - Misunderstandings in Communication and Grief
Iris Holland: [translating Cole's signing for Glenn; [John Lennon]
Why do you assume that ]'s death would mean nothing to me? Do you think I'm stupid? I know who John Lennon is.
Glenn Holland: [Glenn turns to Iris]
I never said that he...
Iris Holland: [Iris continues translating]
I can't read your lips if you don't look at me.
Glenn Holland: [Glenn looks back at Cole]
I never said you were stupid.
Iris Holland: [[The Beatles]
You must think so. If you think I don't know who ] are or any music at all. You think I don't care about what it is you do or what you love? You're my father. I know what music is. You could help me to know it better, but - no. You care more about teaching other people than you do about me.
Glenn Holland: [Cole makes a final gesture, Iris doesn't translate it]
Iris... What does this mean?
Iris Holland:
That means "asshole".
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Mr. Holland's Opus - Communication Beyond Words in Parenting Challenges
Glenn Holland:
The doctor said that gestures meant...
Iris Holland:
It's way more than gestures.
Glenn Holland:
That gestures meant that Cole would never learn how to lip read or to talk!
Iris Holland:
He can barely talk now, he can't say two or three words!
Glenn Holland:
The guy is a specialist, Iris!
Iris Holland:
Ohhh, he's a specialist who thinks that deaf people are retarded and he is not retarded, he is...
Iris Holland:
Cole!
Glenn Holland:
What does he...? Give him what he wants!
Iris Holland: [Starts sobbing and hugging Cole]
I don't know what he wants, I don't understand what he's trying to say. Don't you get it? You walk to school every day with all these children who are normal. I can't talk to my son! I don't know what he wants or what he thinks or what he feels. I can't tell him that I love him, I can't tell him who I am. I want to talk to my son! I don't care what it costs, I don't care what the stupid doctor says it's right or wrong. I want to talk to my son!
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Mr. Holland's Opus - Teachers' Lives Beyond the Classroom
Iris Holland:
When you were in high school, did you ever wonder if your teachers went home and got it on at night?
Glenn Holland:
When I was in high school, my teachers were all priests and nuns.
Iris Holland:
I had such a crush on Mr. Griffith, he could've taken me home any time.
Glenn Holland:
Really?
Iris Holland:
Mhm.
Glenn Holland:
And who was this Mr. Griffith?
Iris Holland:
Oh, he was my music teacher.
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Mr. Holland's Opus - The True Legacy of Mr. Holland
Iris Holland:
Why is everyone else's child more important than yours?
Gertrude Lang: [as an adult]
Mr. Holland had a profound influence on my life and on a lot of lives I know. But I have a feeling that he considers a great part of his own life misspent. Rumor had it he was always working on this symphony of his. And this was going to make him famous, rich, probably both. But Mr. Holland isn't rich and he isn't famous, at least not outside of our little town. So it might be easy for him to think himself a failure. But he would be wrong, because I think that he's achieved a success far beyond riches and fame. Look around you. There is not a life in this room that you have not touched, and each of us is a better person because of you. We are your symphony Mr. Holland. We are the melodies and the notes of your opus. We are the music of your life.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Unexpected Turns in a Dance Competition
Freddy Benson: [telling a phony story to sucker Janet into giving him money]
I was engaged to a girl back in the States. And we loved to dance... we wanted to be professionals, isn't that silly? And we got an opportunity to compete on television, on Dance USA. So we agreed that if we won, we'd get married. So we went on, and we danced, and we won!
Janet Colgate:
That's great!
Freddy Benson:
And in the excitement, we got separated. So I went back to the studio, and there they were. Naked, dancing... and then they stopped, and they made love right there on the dance floor!
Janet Colgate: [gasps]
Who was she with?
Freddy Benson: [[w:Deney Terrio|Deney Terrio]
], the host of Dance USA.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Value of Enjoyment Over Monetary Gain
Janet Colgate:
Fellas, last year I made 3 million dollars, but your 50 thousand was the most fun. Are you ready? Then let's go get em.
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Dick Tracy - A Call to Action and Appreciation
Tess Trueheart:
Well, what are you waitin for? A nice, safe desk?
Dick Tracy: [tosses her a wedding ring]
Tess? You're one in a million.
Kid:
This is amazing, Tracy! What are you waitin for? Come on, let's go! Come on, Metropolitan Bank! Come on, step on it! You know somethin', Tracy? I kind of like that dame.
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